Brown at Amherst

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 10, 1915, page 1

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  AMHERST’S SPEED DEFEATS BROWN Heavy Providence Team Kept from Tie by Touch down and Goal. Amherst, Mass. Oct. 9.-Amherst took Brown by surprise this afternoon and defeated the Providence team in a strenuous and closely fought game. Amherst fought hard and the light backs pounded away at the Brown linz for three periods, with the sought tor result coming in the final quarter when Goodrich scored touchdown and Cap tain Rider made the score to 0, as l. stood when the whistle blew at he games close. Goodrich. Amherst’s 1873 pound half back, was sensation throughout the entire game. In the fourth period he was called upon TO make touchdown from the 4-yard line and he responded. In spite Of the fact that the Brown li7e piled up close to centre TO ward oil the score. Goodrich went through the hoe made by Ashley and Downer and ther twisted out of the waiting hands 81 Hiihouse and Pollard and scored he only touchdown of the game. The entire Amherst team fought all through the four periods to win the game and break last years scorele’s IT, Widmayer, at centre, was most in himself and gave the Brown men a deaf of trouble. Downer at right guard played the best game Of his career and showed head and shoulders over the Brown guards. Twice he recovered fumbles made by Brown and he often spoiled line plays through his side Of the line. Taber played a good, hard defensive game until he was hurt; in spite Of has injury he stayed partly through me fourth perio /. when il was noticed re was not sure of himself and was :eplaced by Whitney. Pollard and Murphy played a great offensive game Tor Brown. Murphy twice circled Amherst’s ends and lpp@d off long gains. Pollard made the long est run Of the game in the last period Just after Amherst had scored. He caught the Kickoff and rushed II DacE 70 the Amherst 20-yard line. In MS course he was tackled. unsuccessfuliy, by six Amherst men. Amherst was forced within It’s 10 yard line three times in the iirst halt but each time managed 70 hold Brown Off. Brown tried forward pass from Amherst’s S-yard line, but Tow hit the ball as il passed the goal line. Early in the fourth period Brown kicked from its 3-yard line 70 Tow, who made a fair catch on the opponerts’ l5-yard line. Then Rider ripped off twenty-three yards through guard. and Tow made another first down OF a plunge through centre. Tabcr and Rider brought the ball TO Browns = yard line and Tow took it to the 4-ysrd line. On the next play Goodrich made his touchdown. Rider added a point on a clear kick.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 10, 1915, page 1

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  AMHERST BEATS BROWN. 10. victors OutNeiHh he’d, ~ G- Touchdown In Inst Quarter. AMHERST. Mass, Oct. 9.-Amscist added its third straight game o. he right side of the ledger to-day b. IT,. umphing over brown IN a hard ipI-Nt battle : to u. The first half Wa ,r-. less. brown showing up best bS ou’. rushing Amherst eight first dnwtr o two. Amherst was outweighed “t.!. fifteen pounds to the man, bGt tN’n this did not stop the determined rlsa the Amherst backiield in he last guar 70 when they pushed III bah over for a touchdown. Most OF the credit must go 20 ‘‘‘n’ Rider. who ripped through the n’a.” Brown line for big gains wh”u ‘ : were most needed. Pollard ran s..’. 70 yards through Ia. whole Amherst ‘:l on n kicker. to- be brought du7 o Amherst’s fifteen yard line h. i.0 = l,hn lInniIn

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Brown leads 6–⁠4–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.